Cholera outbreaks kill 49 in Mozambique, Zimbabwe

About 40 people, mostly children, have died from cholera in Mozambique’s central Manica province, health officials said on Monday, and 9 people have died from an outbreak of the disease in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare. “I can confirm that 40 people died from cholera in the past four days and this number is likely to increase due to the number of people seeking assistance; 130 others have been admitted to hospital,” Mozambican provincial health director Quinhas Fernandes told Reuters. (Full Story)

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